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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Else

Ēlse, a. & pron.

adjectivepronoun

a. & pron. [A-S. elles, same as eljes, otherwise, genitive singular neuter of el, ele, æl, āile, ell, O. H. Ger. eli, alli, Goth. alis, equivalent to Lat. alius, Gr. ἄλλος; O. H. Ger. elles, alles, O. Sw. äljes, N. Sw. eljest, Dan. ellers.] Other; one or something besides; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect any thing else? “Bastards and else.” Shak. This word always follows its noun.

Ĕlse, adv. & conj.

adverbconjunction

adv. & conj. 1. Beside; except that mentioned; as, nowhere else; no one else. 2. Otherwise; in the other case; if the facts were different; as, “Thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it” (Ps. li. 16); that is, if thou didst desire sacrifice, I would give it.